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  1. CRISPR Library Amplification

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    ...require modifications dictated by the originating laboratory for optimal results. If you obtained the pooled...
  2. Celebrating 15 Years of Scientific Sharing

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    ...keep spreading the word about materials sharing, but we don’t have to worry about getting support from depositors...of course always being vigilant about resources, I’m not worried about the stewardship of this in the ...Addgene is about half of what is standard in most sectors. The Addgenies support a high collaboration, high...on this. Addgene’s success is about the Addgenies. I never worry about their dedication, excellent intentions...more about Addgene Resources on the Addgene website Find plasmids for your research  Learn about our ...a lot of things we actually don’t have to worry about and that is something to recognize! Distributing...the last couple of years, we don’t have to worry about having enough space! There’s enough space here at...
  3. 10 Steps to a Perfect Science Talk

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    ...interesting content Talk about something you know a lot about and that you care about. Don’t try to present...engaging and memorable. If you read my story above about the presentation faux pas, you are more likely...the room, so it is a good idea to start thinking about public speaking early and often. Two of my jobs ...dynamite presentation?  To that end, let’s chat about giving science talks and how to make them serve ...other people give great talks We are not talking about lab meeting here. Lifeless presentation of experimental...You want to give the audience something to think about, argue with, or learn from. Some of the best talks...topics many times, but I always seek out information about the particular audience and venue before tailoring...
  4. PhD Applications After COVID

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    ...  Is this department/laboratory collaborative with other departments/laboratories? How long is the average...professors will not only talk about their own interests, but will ask you questions about your research goals and...Every student about to graduate shares the same nightmare: the question “So, what comes next?” For those...this:   However, as simply as it seems laid out above, there are many places where the PhD application...-hand, you can quickly reference your questions about the PI’s research or the name of the award you won...new way to allow you to get important information about the campus even if you can’t visit. By talking with...department, the lab setting, and how students truly feel about the program and faculty. Here are some questions...
  5. An Inside Look into Addgene's Dev Team

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    ... because we are highly collaborative, we love teamwork. Working collaboratively allows our team to best...clarification and again we collaborate with the Product Team who in turn collaborates with stakeholders to ...Scrum framework is based on an iterative and collaborative approach to development. Scrum teams plan and...that it provides transparency to everyone involved about the status of each project. This creates accountability... amongst the team. Whether we are a highly collaborative team because we are using the Scrum framework...These initial stories are usually a result of collaborations between Addgene’s Product Team and the stakeholders...Once we begin work on a story, we continue to collaborate closely with each other and with other teams....
  6. A Guide to Getting Started in Undergrad Research

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    ...dig deep Talk to your professors about their research, and learn about what makes them excited to do what...sciences), people conduct research to answer questions about how the world works. As scientists, we probe beyond...curious person. I like to ask questions and think about the best way to answer those questions. I’ve met...enjoy, is worthwhile and can help us make decisions about what we want to do in the future. How do I get started...sense of what kind of research you would be excited about. I know quite a few friends who opted to join labs... a lot out there worth exploring! Being excited about the science allows you to ask more interesting questions...as graduate students (your teaching assistants), about their experiences. Research requires dedication ...
  7. Is this the right place for me? 8 tactics for choosing a lab

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    ...matters Yes, yes it’s all about the science but really it’s not. It’s about the atmosphere that will allow...and are nervous about discussing data. There’s hesitation before answering questions about lab culture. ... emotions and assumptions. I’m not just talking about simple things like “Which route should I take to... and not very communal. That didn’t suit my collaborative learning style at all. Finally I rotated in ... did). Some of the information you will need is about you. It’s worth taking time to honestly evaluate...lab members can give open, revealing information about the culture and lab head. While it’s good to talk...same department as well. What do they have to say about this lab’s reputation? If you are choosing a training...
  8. Using Video to Share Your Science: We Share Science

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    ...learn about how researchers are using “big data” to look at Lyme Disease in new ways. Or learn about the...ot­her disciplines, are even less likely to read about our work. We therefore must discover new ways to.... Only on occasion do we then have time to read about research from other disciplines, or from other countries...communication through video     Video abstracts about research, especially published research, have grown...researchers have Facebook pages, few share any details about their research itself. Pinterest is also a favorite...created a new platform for sharing video abstracts about research: www.WeShareScience.org. WeShareScience...platform for sharing short, 3 to 5 minute videos about research. Videos can be shared by research scientists...
  9. Transferable Skills Guide: Identifying Your Transferable Skills

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    ...possessed. Think about your shining moments. Recall a few times you really felt great about your work. Maybe...having a life outside my job. The same can be said about teamwork, communication, writing, management, and...you possess because any potential employers, collaborators, or co-workers want to know that you are a well-rounded...add value, not just “do the job”. When they ask about your creativity, your potential manager wants to...outside the box to solve a problem. When they ask about your communication style, your potential teammates...they have developed as part of a successful collaboration and fail to identify it as a personal strength...yourself in situations where you can learn more about possible strengths and weaknesses, and view everything...
  10. Lab to Office Culture Shock

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    ...scientist anymore. Being a scientist is not about what you do--it’s about how you think. I have not worked at ...10 years, but when people ask me about my job, I have no qualms about saying “I’m a scientist.”    What...installment of the Addgene career guide, we’ll think about what causes this culture shock and how to overcome...counterpoints to some of the causes of culture shock above, but after polling some Addgene colleagues, we’ve...This is probably because you don't have to worry about experiments taking longer than expected or dealing... hour days at the lab, I encourage you to think about how much of that time you’re actually spending doing...candidates over the years that one of the things I enjoy about Addgene is that I’ve never been bored. There is ...
  11. With an Eye Towards the Future, We Look Back at the March for Science

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    ...experiments (and editors) can move slowly, news about possible broad changes to policies seems to break...primarily by wishful thinking. The March for Science is about fighting scientific partisanship, including more... could walk around and ask scientists questions about their work. Thousands of people showed up; some ...justice. Whether it’s used to fight the myths that abortions cause breast cancer and infertility or to argue...reproductive age live in a state with at least two abortion restrictions that conflict with scientific evidence...Mark Lucera I am a passionate scientist.  I care about my work because it's important to our health.  Most... to engage with friends, family, and the public about its importance.  I think many of us grew to assume...
  12. Engaging with science and society at pgEd

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    ...ways of collaborating, and to organize events that bring different voices together to talk about genetics...broadly with diverse communities, to raise awareness about where science is and where it is going, and to thoughtfully...currently work, strives to broaden the conversations about genetics and facilitate dialogue between scientists... In this post, I hope to tell you a little more about how I ended up at pgEd, what I do there, and how...similar position. How pgEd broadens the conversation about genetics pgEd, based at the Department of Genetics...of raising awareness and starting conversations about both the benefits as well as the personal, social...biomedical establishment. This, along with concerns about the use of DNA by law enforcement, continues to ...
  13. Scientific Reproducibility - Focusing on Solutions at the Minisymposium on Reproducibility

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    ...easier to find information about research tools. BenchSci collates information about antibodies while FPbase...variety of additional resources and information about organizations promoting reproducibility in this ...that make it easier to share in-depth information about reagents, protocols, analysis tools, and more. Being...from a freezer. As you’ll see in Steve Almo’s talk about work at the Institute for Protein Innovation (IPI... talked to many researchers who have complaints about the unreliability of antibodies. IPI is working ...FPbase curates information about fluorescent proteins so you can best apply these technologies to your own...Poor experimental design It’s easy to get excited about positive results. Not only is it scientifically ...
  14. Experimenting with New Careers while in Grad School

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    ...I was talking to a little girl about fossils. After we talked for about ten minutes, she said, “Boy, I...least not while you’re still in the thick of it. About three or four years into my PhD in Molecular Biology... data. Every new experience taught me something about myself and my future career. If it wasn’t something...staff was amazingly supportive. I talked to them about my interests and my ideas all the time. Once, I ...to write short, funny, picture-filled blog posts about their research? Then we could get everyone to share...trophy for the winner. We promoted the contest for about two months, and we got one submission. I was a bit...use to promote future attempts and learned a bit about recruiting scientists to outreach.  Try new things...
  15. Bricking Science: Portraying Scientific Reality Through LEGO

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    ...finally decide the LEGO laboratory was good enough. There are no pre-made LEGO laboratory sets so we had to ...everything now is about the plot. This part is easy, after all, who working in a laboratory has never faced...dysregulated water bath boiling your experiments, just about anything can disrupt your bench work and sometimes...to show people the very human struggles in the laboratory routine. We hope that sharing and laughing at...can learn with each other through globalized, collaborative thinking. LEGO and science: The potential is...while opening a LEGO set with my husband, I thought about how the limitless design possibilities of the LEGOs...was creating a LEGO stage that resembles a real laboratory. It only took one night to build the first model...
  16. 10 Ways to Share Your Science!

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    ...take on collaborative roles in academia, and that means it’s important to know how to talk about science...talking about and sharing some science on the one you already have. Read my earlier post about Scientists...important for scientists to get out there and talk about their work. To tell others why that work is cool... than ever before for scientists to communicate about their work and their interest in science more generally...already make it a habit to talk – really talk – about the research you are doing in the lab with your ... the details of your science but also something about how science really works. 2)   Read science writing... told. Twitter can be a good way to follow news about particular subjects or find out what others are ...
  17. 9 tips for a successful postdoctoral experience

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    ...Nature and Science, for example). This blog post is about how to get the most out of your postdoctoral training...your new model?  PFs need to be regularly thinking about manuscripts. The other items will follow. If you...this is a strong indicator that this person cares about your science and your development. Taken together...Researchers face a fundamental conflict. Science is about exploration, discovering new information. There ...many PFs are reluctant to give talks or posters about their research. They dread giving a departmental...manuscript reviews, etc. You'll also meet future collaborators and get access to unpublished information and... search committee asked someone at my institute about me, even though I had not asked this person to write...
  18. Networking Follow-up: I Met a Person. Now What?

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    ...know better. Networking is not about how many contacts you have; it’s about building genuine relationships...doing with nothing else to talk about. I know absolutely nothing about them and they don’t know me. It...relationships with people you care about knowing. How do you follow up with new connections and build the relationship...your new relationships Here are some ways to go about strengthening a new relationship with authenticity... on LinkedIn and always include a personal note about where you met and what you discussed. Do this in...such as FiercePharma), or sign up to be alerted about their new publications via Pubmed, so you can congratulate...informational or career purposes.  Don’t only talk about work or ask for things. Connect with people by discussing...
  19. Q&A with Karen Katz and Carl Paratore, the Newest Members of the Addgene Board of Directors

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    ...? What about the future of open science are you most excited about? Katz: What’s exciting about the open...the audit committee about five years ago. I was interested in what she shared about the company and what...Additional resources on the Addgene blog Learn more about about Addgene in our "Inside Addgene" blog series Subscribe...get to know them better! How did you first hear about Addgene? How did you become involved with Addgene...is through this connection that got to know more about Addgene and heard that Addgene was looking for new...knowledge is created and shared. Can you tell me a bit about your job? Katz: I’m the Director of Intellectual...new dog, Daisy, or out on golf course! Learn more about Karen Katz, Esq Ms. Katz is the Director of Intellectual...
  20. Transferable Skills Guide: Time Management

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    ...post useful. After a bit of research and thinking about my own processes, I’ve broken down time management...task, you’re actively prioritizing. In my anecdote above, I prioritized splitting cells over meeting up with...was too late. I didn’t spend enough time thinking about the possibilities and how to prioritize them. When...month, or even the year, you should be thinking about two main things: How useful the task is (its utility...plasmids to send to Addgene). Following my advice from above, you should probably take the second option. Even... recommend the second option for the experiment above, but it’s also important not to load yourself up...you should always be aware of deadlines and think about what they mean in terms of the utility of your tasks...
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